Background
Alter, Irwin C. was born on June 19, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Alter, Irwin C. was born on June 19, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
University of Illinois (Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 1955). University of Illinois and De Paul University (Juris Doctor, 1958). Nu Beta Epsilon. Winner, Second Place, Moot Court Competition at De Paul University, 1957.
Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Worked at Alter and Weiss. Admitted to the bar, 1958, Illinois. 1959, Wisconsin; 1963, United States.
Court of Appeals, 5th, 7th and 9th Circuits.
1976, United States. Supreme Court. 1982, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
1983, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Trial Bar.
Registered to practice before United States. Patent and Trademark Office.
Nu Beta Epsilon. Winner, Second Place, Moot Court Competition at De Paul University, 1957.
Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Author: "The Franchise Business and the Law," Volume 21, Decalogue Journal 9, January, 1972.
"Crazy Legs Hirsch Runs Away With The Rights to His Name," National Law Journal, March 24, 1980. Panelist on topic of "Recent Developments in Trademark Law," Annual Trademark and Tradesecret Institute of Illinois, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1981.
Member, American Arbitration Association Chicago Advisory Council, 1981-1983.
1985. Member: Chicago Bar Association (Panelist, The First Amendment and Intellectual Property Rights, 1981). Bar Association of the Seventh Federal Circuit (Member: Committee on Study for Revision of Federal Rules on Diversity, 1978-1979.
Speaker, 1979 Judicial Conference, Revision of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Ad Hoc Committee on High Cost of Litigation, 1978-1979). State Bar of Wisconsin. American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Antitrust Law.
Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law.
Litigation Law; Committee on Franchising, 1978. Panelist, Annual Meeting, Trial Demonstration involving Intentional Interference with Existing Contract and Prospective Advantage, Litigation Section, 1980.
Chairman, Program on Trial Demonstration, "Obtaining Injunctive Relief in Unfair Competition Cases," Annual Meeting Litigation Section, 1981). American Intellectual Property Law Association.
Patent Law Association of Chicago (Chairman: Trade Secrets Committee, 1974.
Law Office Economics, 1975-1976). Decalogue Society of Chicago. Appellate Lawyers Association of Illinois.
Chicago Bar Association (Panelist, The First Amendment and Intellectual Property Rights, 1981). Bar Association of the Seventh Federal Circuit (Member: Committee on Study for Revision of Federal Rules on Diversity, 1978-1979. Speaker, 1979 Judicial Conference, Revision of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Ad Hoc Committee on High Cost of Litigation, 1978-1979).
State Bar of Wisconsin. American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Antitrust Law.
Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law. Litigation Law; Committee on Franchising, 1978.
Panelist, Annual Meeting, Trial Demonstration involving Intentional Interference with Existing Contract and Prospective Advantage, Litigation Section, 1980.
Chairman, Program on Trial Demonstration, "Obtaining Injunctive Relief in Unfair Competition Cases," Annual Meeting Litigation Section, 1981), American Judicature Society. American Intellectual Property Law Association. Patent Law Association of Chicago (.